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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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