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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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