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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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