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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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