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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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