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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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