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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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