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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally 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 a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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