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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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