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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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