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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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