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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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