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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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