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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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