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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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