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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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