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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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