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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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