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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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