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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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