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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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