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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key 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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