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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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