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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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