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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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