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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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