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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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