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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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