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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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