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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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