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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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