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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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