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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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