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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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