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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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