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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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