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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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