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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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