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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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