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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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