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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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