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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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