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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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