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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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