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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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