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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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