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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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