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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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