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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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