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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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