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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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