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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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