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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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