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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology enable learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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