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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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