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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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