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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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