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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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