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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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