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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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