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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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