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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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