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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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