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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand these open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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