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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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