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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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