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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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