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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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