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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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