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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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