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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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