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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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