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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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