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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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