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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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