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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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