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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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