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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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