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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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