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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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