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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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