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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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