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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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