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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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