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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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