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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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