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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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