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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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