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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic 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 gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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