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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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