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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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