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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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