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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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