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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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