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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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