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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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