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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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