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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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