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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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