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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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