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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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