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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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