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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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