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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student 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 technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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