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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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