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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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