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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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