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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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