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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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