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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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