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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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