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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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