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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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