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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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