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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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