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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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