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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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