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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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