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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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