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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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