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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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