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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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