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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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