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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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