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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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