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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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