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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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