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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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