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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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