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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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