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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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