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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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