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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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