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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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