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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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