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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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