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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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