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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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