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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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