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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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