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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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