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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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