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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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