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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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