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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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