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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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