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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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