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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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