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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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