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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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