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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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