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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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