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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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