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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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