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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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