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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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