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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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