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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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