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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the intriguing 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 stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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