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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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