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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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