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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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