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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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