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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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