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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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