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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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