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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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