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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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