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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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