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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the 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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