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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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