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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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