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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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