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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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