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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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