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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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