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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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