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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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