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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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