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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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