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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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