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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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