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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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