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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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