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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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