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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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