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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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