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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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