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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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