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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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