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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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