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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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