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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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