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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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