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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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