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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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