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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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