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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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