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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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