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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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