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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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