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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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