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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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