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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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