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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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