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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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