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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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