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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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