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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses 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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