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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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