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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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