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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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