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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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