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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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