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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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