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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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