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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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