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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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