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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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