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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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