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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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