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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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