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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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