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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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