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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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