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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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