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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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