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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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