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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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