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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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