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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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