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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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