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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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