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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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