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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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