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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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