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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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