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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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