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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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