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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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