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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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