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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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