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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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