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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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