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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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