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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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