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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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