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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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