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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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