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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the 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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