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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open 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 optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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