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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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