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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes 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 deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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