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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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