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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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