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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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