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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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