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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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