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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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