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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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