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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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