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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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