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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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