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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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