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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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