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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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