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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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