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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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