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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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