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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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