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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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