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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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