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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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