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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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