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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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