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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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