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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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