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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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