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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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