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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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