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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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