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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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