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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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