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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses 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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