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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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