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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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