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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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