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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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