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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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