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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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