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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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