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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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