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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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