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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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