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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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