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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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