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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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