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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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