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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers 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 MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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