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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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