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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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