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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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