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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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