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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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