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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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