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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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