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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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