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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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