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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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