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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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