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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning enable learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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