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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 massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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