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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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