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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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