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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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