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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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