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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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