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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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