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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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