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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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