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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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