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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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