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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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