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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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