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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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