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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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