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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the intriguing 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 interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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