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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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