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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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