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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes 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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