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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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