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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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