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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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