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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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