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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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