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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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