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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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