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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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