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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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