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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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