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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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