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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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