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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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