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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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