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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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