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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free 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 numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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