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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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