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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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