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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free 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 issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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