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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important 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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