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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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