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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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