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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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