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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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