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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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