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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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