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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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