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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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