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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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