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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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