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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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