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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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