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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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