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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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