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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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