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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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