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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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