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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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