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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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