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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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