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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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