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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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