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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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