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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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