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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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