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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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