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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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