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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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