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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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