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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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