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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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