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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly 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 quite a few topics that elearning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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