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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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