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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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