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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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