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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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