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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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