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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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