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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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