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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key 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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