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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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