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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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