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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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