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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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