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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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