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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free 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 subjects that elearning institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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