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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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