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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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