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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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