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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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