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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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