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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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