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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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