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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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