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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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