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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around 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 quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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