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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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