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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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