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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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