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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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