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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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