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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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