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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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