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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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