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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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