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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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