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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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