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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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