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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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