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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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