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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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