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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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