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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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