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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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