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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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