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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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