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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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