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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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