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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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