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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the 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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