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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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