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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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