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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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