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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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