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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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