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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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