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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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