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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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