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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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