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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting 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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