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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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