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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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