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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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