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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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