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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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