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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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