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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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