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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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