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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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