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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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