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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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