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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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