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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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