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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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