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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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