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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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