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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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