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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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