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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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