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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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