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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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