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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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