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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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