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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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