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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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