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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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