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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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