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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. 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. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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