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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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