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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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