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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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