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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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