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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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