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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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