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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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