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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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