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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations 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 we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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