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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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