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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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