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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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