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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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