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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business 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 in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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