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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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