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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand these open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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