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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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