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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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