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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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