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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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