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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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