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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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