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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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