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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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