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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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