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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online education institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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