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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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