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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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