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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are 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 quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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