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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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