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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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