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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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