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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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