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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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