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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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