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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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