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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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