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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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