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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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