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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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