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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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