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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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