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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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