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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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